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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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